Facebook & Nokia In Discussions
First they buy Navteq for $8.1 billion Then they buy Enpocket Now there are reports that Facebook and Nokia are in talks to port the world’s 2nd largest social network to Nokia handsets, making...
View ArticleQik.com: The World Is Getting Smaller
As I spent an afternoon twittering, an interesting tweet made it across my screen: “I’m streaming from my mobile live right now!” Hmm. My interest was certainly peaked. I’ve been following streaming...
View Article2D Barcodes Enabling Mobile Commerce In Europe
When it comes to your mobile phone, one of the most cumbersome activities met with high level of annoyances has little to do with the phrase, “Can you hear me now?” No, for those of us who still own...
View ArticleLoopt, CBS Mobile, and Location Based Services
A year and a half ago I sat in a conference room in Discovery HQ when their CMO at the time turned to me and asked what I thought the biggest trend in emerging platforms would be for 2007 and without...
View ArticleDelta Working To Improve Airport Logistics
Delta Airlines has recently gone through an entire revamping. I know because every day on the 7 train a few months ago I would see their advertisements for in-flight MP3’s, games, etc. All of these...
View ArticleInstinct Says The iPhone Is In For A Fight
I’m home from CTIA. To be quite honest, the show was a bit disappointing. It seems there’s a lot of new faces in telco running the carrier and portal strategies that will shape the future of the...
View ArticleRethinking The Mobile Interface
Recently I was lamenting on Twitter regarding my desire to drop voice calling and use a text-centric device only. This isn’t anything new, as I’ve always been fascinated with text over voice (even...
View ArticleLook Qik! AT&T Video Share Makes A Comeback
I remember a few years ago salivating with envy as my Australian friends would flaunt their video streaming 3 phones. Their phones had “external” and “internal” cameras so they could stream their...
View ArticleiPhone RFID: object-based media
This is a link (with video) to a prototype of an iPhone media player that uses physical objects to control media playback. It is based on Radio Frequency Identification RFID that triggers various...
View ArticleGaming The System: Cheating Your Way To Mayorships On Foursquare
On the day that Facebook Places went live, Foursquare gained the most new user signups in their history, and given Facebook has a platform to teach 500 million users how to “check in”, it’s no wonder...
View ArticleWhy I’m All-In on Social Music App Smule
It’s amazing what a good song can do to connect people and bring their worlds closer together. Think about the legacy Coca-Cola created and where it would be today without their iconic “Hilltop” ad?...
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